Iron Warriors (Characters)

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Characters among the Iron Warriors novel series and background.

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Perturabo

One of the twenty Primarchs created by the Emperor of Mankind for the Great Crusade, Perturabo and his brothers were scattered to the stars by the forces of Chaos. Landing on Olympia, Perturabo found by the guards of Dammekos, the Tyrant of Olympia, while crawling in the mountains. Recognizing he was no ordinary child, Dammekos took Perturabo in and raised as his own son. While Dammekos gave the boy warmth and affection, Perturabo never returned it. When the Emperor came to Olympia, Perturabo submitted to him and overthrew Dammekos. The fallen Tyrant would try to mount a resistance, but it would fail. Perturabo was given command of the IV Legion of the Adeputs Astartes, the Iron Warriors.

During the Great Crusade, the Iron Warriors became masters of siege warfare, developing a rivalry with Rogal Dorn, Primarch of the Imperial Fists, with a similar mastery of sieges. The Iron Warriors were eventually relegated to single squads being expected to keep control of planets with millions of inhabitants. Perturabo resented this, and when Olympia rebelled, the Iron Warriors launched a savage reprisal. Soon called to Isstvan V to deal with the beginning of the HorusHeresy, the Iron Warriors defected to the Chaos Space Marines, and later reveled in destroying the ramparts of the Imperial Palace. After the Horus Heresy, the Iron Warriors defeated the Imperial Fists in the Iron Cage incident, and Perturabo ascended to Daemon Prince, ruling over the Daemon World of Medrengard in the Eye of Terror.

Honsou

The leader of the Warsmith's third company. Has not been named Captain despite holding the post for two centuries, due to his status of having some Imperial Fists gene-seed in with his Iron Warriors gene-seed.

  • Artificial Limbs: Losses his right arm in the siege.
  • Bald Of Evil.
  • Berserk Button: Less from the Chew Toy status those around him put him into, and more on confronting those responsible for his heritage. When he actually meets the Imperial Fists, cue Unstoppable Rage and Demonic Possession.
  • Chainsaw Good: Wields a chainsword.
  • Dark Chick: Among the Warsmith's other lieutenants.
  • Demonic Possession: Gets possessed by a minor Daemon during the battle for Hydra Cordatus. The Warsmith is impressed. He however realises it was dumb luck that got the thing out of him, and thus spared his life.
  • [[Dragon Ascendant|Dragon Ascendant.
  • Half Breed: And it's why the other captains hate him.
  • Hidden Depths.
  • Jerkass Façade: To a lot of people. Only through the narrator and maybe Forrix we realise he's more than he lets on.
  • Oblivious To Brotherly Acceptance: Forrix has to point out this to him, but he's daft enough not to get the hint even when it's spelled out for him. Forrix leaves rightfully annoyed.
  • Self Deprecation: Because all of the centuries, if not millenia of being put down, he doesn't have much self esteem. He compensates by being an ass to anyone close to being an enemy. Even his introductory line is sad, but ends in a Badass manner:
    I have no such impressive titles, human. I am called Honsou. Half-breed, mongrel, filth, scum. I will cross blades with you.
  • Villain Protagonist.
  • Visionary Villain: Genuinely believes in the dream of Horus of uniting humanity under the power of Chaos to protect it from Xenos threats.
  • You Are In Command Now: I do not name you Captain. I name you Warsmith."

The Warsmith

An ancient Warsmith of an Iron Warriors Grand Company, leading the siege on Hydra Cordatus. He is planning to capture the gene-seed within to assure his status as a Daemon Prince.

Forrix

The First Captain of the Warsmith's Grand Company. Once eagerly believed in Horus's dream of uniting the galaxy under Chaos, but has become jaded over ten thousand years.

Kroeger

The Captain of the Second Company of the Warsmith's Grand Company. Slowly falling into the grips of Khorne.

Jharek Kelmaur

The Sorcerer of the Warsmith's Grand Company.

Etassay

Guardsman Hawke

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